Joseph a



i. A. METZGER.

ADJUSTABLE SHADE 0R CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION min MN. 19. 1911.

1,3 1 1,453 Patented July 29, 1919.

Extending from each side offthe longitu- .Y

dinal member a short distance fi'om said last-mentioned edgeof the transverse memb er are two tongues 22, 23, one of which is a' trifle longer than the other, andkat the free end of said longitudinal member the blank is cutaway, as at 24, to reduce .the width of said member'.

The transverse member 1.6, ris/'bent onthe fold lines to provide offset end securing lugs 26.v By thus offsettingsaid lugs the broughtto ak position that when' Jchef-fixed.

f -member l'is attached tothe windowzcasing 15' i dow casing,V as clearly medial portion offsaid transverse member is said medialportion is `spaced from the winshown' in Figs. 4 and 6.

' The metal Vof the-blank between ythe slits 19 and 20 'and the-U-shaped incision 21 is bent rearwardly, as at 27, as shown .in Fig. .l 10, sothatv these .portions assumey aposition out of line with theremainder of thefmedial portion of said transverse-jmember, and when thus bent the -metalsurrounded =at three sides by the U-shapedfincision of the blank serves-as a tongue 28.- The -l'ongitudi--. fnalmeinber 15 is -then-bent onfth'e'foldy lineindicated at'29, Fig. 9, and thus: assumes theA position shown in Fig. 10. After this step in the formation of the securing member, the short tongue 22 is bent on the foldvline 30 so as to lie crosswisenon vthe'l longitudinalmember 15; .Onthe tongue-thus bent thetongue' 23 is then foldedzonrthe fold line 31,

Fig. 9, and lies' against .the folded-tongue 22,

v thus reinforcing-.the longitudinal member `by providing three thicknesses, of 1 metal iat this,-

1 point, asshown at32, .'Fi-gs.;4and 8. The

llongitudinal member 15 is then-bent on-the fold line 33 to bring a; portion of the same into a vertical position-'in front ofthe trans.

verse member f16,ias'at 34, Figs.l 2, 4 and 6, which may now be termed .the horizontal part of thev fixed member.k This longitudi nal' member is further bent on the fold line 35 so that the end portion of thefsame is directed rearwardly overf said `horizontal part, -as at 36,v with'ithe' reducedaextremity fitting'into the -notch 118 at the' upper edge of said horizontal part. This reduced portion is then bent-'downwardly on the fold`A line 37 in contact withv the-rear .face of the medial portion yof-said horizontalparuas shown at 38, Figs.: 4andql1. -ThefiXed or -pending portion 40 whose'rear'f'ace vis inlinel permanent member being thus 'completed--- comprises-'the horizontal member 39 having:

an offset medial portion-,Tareinforced. de-

with the'rear faces of the securing lugs'26 and'isl adaptedto lie in contact with-'the l window-casing A, las are said securing lugs, thus provid-nigsubstantial |bearing-for the "iixedjmemben 'By notching the reduced -portion--of the.

longitudinal member of the blank 15 vinto thel notchof said horizontal part of the fixed member, the transverse portion 34 of the fixed member, which the longitudinal member of'I the blank 15 now forms, is retained .against lateral movement and is also held against outward or inward movement with respect to theV horizontal portion b-y the shoulders 42 bearing against the front of said horizontal portion and by the downwardly bent portion 38 which is in contact with the rear face of the offset medial portion of said horizontal member. v Through the three thicknesses of metal or the frein-forced depending portion of the fixed-member, .a screw hole43 is formed into which is threaded a clamping screw 44.v

T-headjustable member is formed from a strip of metal bent longitudinally to provide aflongitudinal .flange 46 Lalong one of its edges and-itis also-bent at one of its ends to lprov-ide a trunnion-receiving or supporting arm 47, said arm"V being stamped to desired outline and provided in the usual Way with a trunnion-receiving opening 48 the metal around Said opening being bent inwardly, as

at 49,as iscomlnon in brackets of this type. This adjustable-portion is .adapted to fit between the .front face of the horizontal portion of the fixedmember and the rearV or inner face of the transverse portion 34, the

vupper. kface 50 .of the flange 46S-being adapted to bear against the lower edge of the lug28 andthe Yspacedend parts of said medial portion,l the binding screw 44 being forced upwardly inta-contact with the lower face of f said ange vand securing the adjustable memsaid U-shaped incision and said slits forms part, vsaid transverse part being bent. rearwardly from the upper edge of saidslits and U-shaped incision and being directed downwardly adistance below the llower edge ofsaid horizontal'part, thence forwardly and upwardly inspaced relation to the lower .edge and the front face of said horizontal part, thence rearwardly into 'the notch at the upper ,edge of said horizontal part and, finally downwardly in contact withthe rear face of said horizontal part, -an elongated adj ustablemember fittingbetween said transverse part and said horizontalv part and havingV a rearwardly extending flange in contact with the lower edge of said horizont-al part, and a screw passing through the' depending portion of said transverse member and bearing against the underside of said flange.

2. shade bracket formed of sheet metal and comprising a fixed member and an elongated'adj ustable member slidable within said fixed member, said fixed member having a horizontal part offset near each end to provide [securing lugs and an outwardly extending medial portion, said medial -portion having a notch at its upper edge and being provided with slits extending upwardly fromf its lower edge and having also a U-shaped incision between said slits, a. transverse part integral with said horizontal portion and merging upwardly into the latter between said slits and said U- shaped incision, said transverse part bein bent rearwardly between said slits and sai U-shaped incision and directed downwardly and thencey forwardly and rearwardly in spaced relation to the lower edge and the front face of said horizontal part, said transverse part having tongues bent upon itself from opposite edges to provide three thicknesses of metal at the forwardly bent portion thereof and having also a reduced extremity providing shoulders and being bent rearwardly with said shoulders in contact with the front face of said horizontal part, said reduced extremity fitting into the notch at the upper edge of said horizontal part and being thence bent downwardly in contact with the rear face of horizontal part, an elongated adjustable member litting slidably between the front face of said horizontal part and the inner or rear face of said transverse part and having a longitudinal flange in contact with the lower edge of said horizontal part and a supporting arm at one end thereof, and a binding screw passing through the reinforced forwardly projecting portion of said transverse part and bear1ng with its inner end against the underface of said longitudinal flange.

3. A shade bracket formed of sheet metal, comprising a fixed member and an elongated adjustable member, said fixed member having a horizontal part offset near each end to provide securing lugs, an outwardly extending medial portion provided with slits extending upwardly from its lower edge, and

' a transverse part integral with said horizontal part and merging upwardly into the latter between said slits, said transverse part being directed rearwardly and downwardly between said slits, thence forwardly and upwardly in spaced relation to said horizontal part and thence rearwardly and downwardly in rear of the outwardly extending medial portion of said fixed member, said adjustable member being adjustable between said horizontal and transverse parts.

4. A shade bracket comprising a fixed -member formed of sheet metal having a Copies ot this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

